Presence of intracardiac thrombus at the time of left ventricular assist device implantation is associated with increased risk of stroke and death

Left ventricular assist device

Source: Journal of Cardiac Failure - June 20, 2021 Category: Cardiology Authors: Claudio A. Bravo, Justin A. Fried, Joshua Z. Willey, Azka Javaid, Giulio M. Mondellini, Lorenzo Braghieri, Heidi Lumish, Veli K. Topkara, Yuji Kaku, Lucas Witer, Hiroo Takayama, Koji Takeda, Gabriel Sayer, Nir Uriel, Ryan T. Demmer, Yoshifumi Naka, Melana Source Type: research